6th U.S. Universities Arabic Debating Championship
The U.S. Universities Arabic Debating Championship (USADC) in New York City!
The 6th United States Arabic Debate Championship continues the tremendous success of QatarDebate’s 1st USADC at Harvard University in 2019, the 2nd USADC at the University of Chicago in 2021, the 3rd USADC at Stanford University in 2022, the 4th USADC at the University of Utah in 2023, and the 5th USADC hosted in New York City in 2024.
New York City will once again host the 6th edition of the USADC this September. The championship brings together the brightest young minds from across the United States to debate critical global issues in Arabic.
Date
26 - 28 September 2025
Participants
150+
Location
New York City
Teams
32 teams from across the States
Relive the Beautiful Moments
Watch the Championship Highlight
The Champions
1st Place
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2nd Place
Stanford University
Best AFL Team
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
The Best Speakers
Top Speakers - Open Category
- Best Speaker - Hadil Owda
- 2nd best speaker - Yousef AbuHashem
- 3rd best speaker - Liam Railsback
- 4th best speaker - Mohammed Alabdali
- 4th best speaker - Hasan Alshaikh
- 6th best speaker - Jana Abulaban
- 6th best speaker - Mohamed Ihab Abdelmeguid
- 8th best speaker - Mohamad Ragheb Abdin
- 8th best speaker - Ahmed BaMehriz
- 10th best speaker - Musab Salah
Top Speakers - AFL Category
- Top Speaker - Foziea Garada
- 2nd best speaker - Carter Johnson
- 3rd best speaker - Annika Herlant
- 4th best speaker - Justin Liu
- 5th best speaker - Maryam Arastu